11 May 2016

One Room Challenge Finale: "Master" Bedroom Makeover

First of all, thank you for following along on the ORC or One Room Challenge. I finished! Despite the painting problems! And I got this post up, typos and all, despite internet challenges yesterday!

This was mostly a labor intensive project. I spent less than 400 dollars!
Almost everything in this photo is more than a decade old. The mirror is antique. I painted and distressed the can, and it will be an upcoming blog post.
Some time back, the statue was gift from my daughter.

Those lace curtains on the bed came from Ikea, and
believe it or not, I bought them last year for 3 dollars each on clearance.
The painting in the reflection is by John Enright. All the art in this room are paintings.
I love paintings.

Flowers from my garden on this side of the bed.

On the lower shelf, I have this older box from Mexico that I have used for over a decade to store what I need such as medicine and cream. Besides the wall and a couple of cans of chalk paint, this table is where I spent most of the money that I allocated. For the side of my bed, I purchased this vintage table; it is probably from India. The size of the table allows me to open half the armoire, and it is easy to move if, I need what is on the other half. It is large enough to hold a book, a glass of water, and a bouquet, and I don't need a coaster, because it is made of metal.

I painted the armoire and the chest of drawers at the foot of the bed, and I
used Annie Sloan old white, Briwax lime wax, a pearl finish, and a light distressing to achieve this finish.

I placed my jar of shells at the end of the bed, but if I don't have a large bouquet in the bucket, I can put it there.

A chair beside the window to look at the fountain. I had this chair, so all I did was move it here.

The bedding is linen. All that is new is the Italian throw with the hummingbird, which looks nice with the painted chest that has birds and the painted bureau with birds. My sister gave me the nubby blanket that belonged to my grandmother. I have a story about the blanket, but I ended up with two blankets.

Texture (daughter's collage)

My spouse hung the chandelier that had been sitting in a box for awhile.

A cat is usually on the bed.

These are my favorite color shades of flowers. I used the same colors on both sides of the bed, but this side came from the market. The iron trellis is about fifteen years old, but I left it in the yard for about four years, so it looks even more distressed than it was when I acquired it fifteen years ago.

I love the Nordic rooms that you see in Jeanne D'Arc magazine.
I think I have achieved it, though with a touch of boho color inspired by my love of flowers and gardening. It's a nice warm white almost the palest shade of butter in real light.
This is the before. It was a pretty room, but cluttered, and I was tired of the green walls.
One of the things I did was move this hand painted floral bureau to this room, and relocated the dark one to the library. This project ended up causing changes to two other rooms, so I might have future blog posts about those changes as well.
See the links below for the before and all the problems encountered.

Thank you Linda of ORC, and everyone that followed along.
This project consumed more time than I imagined, but I am happy that I am done! It shows that one does not have to spend much with a bit of paint, some vintage items, and what one has collected over the years.

Welcome to our vintage 1940s cottage fixer: built when homes were a big petite 1000 square feet with sleeping porches for summer cool. I adore romantic, vintage, a ruffle of French, Nordic, and Swedish country with a sprinkle of cottage glam: a relaxed whimsical, elegance. It's our home, and there is painting, music, gardening, creating, living, kitties, french poodles, (and a pug)...imperfect with luster.

I clicked on Week One to remind myself of what it had been. This is a beautiful transformation. I liked the old bedroom but this version seems like it has always been this way. Congratulations on a job well done!

Thank you, Barbara. It was a lot of tricky labor intensive things. I'm happy that you noticed that it looks like it has always been this way. :) I like achievable projects. Have a wonderful week. xoxo Su

Thank you, Judy. There are two spoiled rescue cats on the bed. Maybe, one left for a minute. They barged in. They push at the door until it opens, and then make themselves at home. It was there bed to begin with. :) haha xoxo Su

Su,Bravo!! What a beautiful sanctuary you created. Ahhhh so serene and pretty. Love the canopy bed and the light lace pretty drapes from Ikea. Gotta love Ikea and especially their sales. Beautiful job.Simply gorgeous.Hugs,Kris

Your room turned out so beautiful! I didn't even click to go back and see the before again as I didn't want anything to take away from the inspiration I got from seeing the finished room finally. I am so inspired I am planning to tackle my master bedroom and bath after two years of living with 15 different colored patches on my bathroom walls! Job well done Su.

Everything looks so pretty... I've always loved those Ikea curtains and they look lovely in your bedroom... love the shells in the pretty jar--reminiscent of the sea, and sand and fresh air... and I love the delicatessen of roses in the cut-glass bowl.... so pretty...

Beautiful Su! I am definitely a fan of the light and airy look! I bet you just love walking into that gorgeous space and falling into that inviting bed each night! Worth all the effort, I'm sure! Blessings, Cindy xo

Very nice, we particularly love the bedside table from India! It's so gorgeous! For us, it will be impossible to make a room beautiful like yours under $400.... Just getting that beautiful side table, and the 4-posters bed will blow our budget:)

Thank you, I've had the bed for years. I wanted a particular bed, and I knew how much it was online, and it said where I could buy it. I went into this particular designer shop, and it was not on the floor. I told the lady, who unfortunately was rude, that I wanted a particular bed that they could get me according to the website. So she stomped off, grabbed a bunch of binders, and put them on the table for me to find it myself. I did. It was only 1200, 13 years ago. Maybe in a second hand shop one could find it for less. xoxo Su

Your room make over is beautiful. So light and airy and creamy white. I have the same lace curtains from ikea and have seen them in so many of the issues of JDL. They give your bed that french nordic romantic feel. The ceiling chandelier is so pretty. The one thing I would suggest is to remove the faux flowers on the chest of drawers and leave just the Madonna with the layered mirrors. This would provide that calm that is found in the Jeanne d Arc Living.

Thank you, Kerrie. Those are real :) tulips and gardenias... I know... Most of the time, I don't have flowers in my room on the bureau, but on the dining table. I could have bought white, but I didn't see any that I liked, because I think they were picked over given Mother's Day. I usually have her in the center, because I put my garden roses on my small table. xoxo Su

This is SO beautiful! Those lace curtains are so incredibly romantic. I'm sure my naughty cats would constantly be playing hide and seek in those, but it looks like your kitty is much better behaved than mine! :)

So worth the time and filtrating effort when painting was an issue, all said and done you have what feels like a whole bedroom to love, it is a new bedroom! And I love what a little paint and lace can do for it.Really is so romantic.XxDore

A very beautiful room. I really like the flowers on your pretty dresser by the bed and the flowers from your garden on that gorgeous vintage table. The lace curtains hanging on the bed add an airy and romantic touch. I'll have to check out the magazine a couple people mentioned. I'm sure I would like that since I like your room so much!

Your master bedroom has such a soft tranquil feel to it with your choice of paint colors and bedding, Su. It's just lovely and the flowers from your gardens always add a nice touch to your home. Well done!

It may have taken you longer than you expected Su, but well worth it. I love every single detail and the colours are so relaxing and serene. Well done... now you can simply enjoy it!I appreciate you linking up at Shabbilicious Friday this week. I'm delighted to be sharing your make-over at tomorrow's party and I've already pinned your images. Hope you have a fabulous weekend. Hugs ~ Kerryanne

Congratulations Su for an amazing job! You are so incredibly talented. I've told you time and time again, but I'll tell you again, ;) I admire your style so incredibly much. You've inspired me to make some changes in my room. One day, when we have money again. Our trip exhausted every last dollar in our account! Ha! xoxoxo Jen PS I love seeing kitty resting on your incredibly comfortable bed.

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Welcome to our vintage 1940s cottage fixer: built when homes were a big petite 1000 square feet with sleeping porches for summer cool. I adore romantic, vintage, a ruffle of French, Nordic, and Swedish country with a sprinkle of cottage glam: a relaxed whimsical, elegance. It's our home, and there is painting, music, gardening, creating, living, kitties, french poodles, (and a pug)...imperfect with luster.